From: "Matthew Smith" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Printing with DOS Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:06:09 +0100 Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.137.116.139 X-Trace: newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk 1050084384 7313 62.137.116.139 (11 Apr 2003 18:06:24 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Apr 2003 18:06:24 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse AT theplanet DOT net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com "Mario Cossi" wrote in message news:UGzla.90833$Jg1 DOT 2085546 AT news1 DOT tin DOT it... > Hi there! > I have a DOS application I wrote with djgpp that prints out text and > graphics. At that time I used ESC/P codes and everything worked > smoothly... now I can no longer find low cost ink jet printers > supporting ESC/P or the like, or at least they don't say so (and > customer support doesn't know). Does anybody know of any low cost > ink-jet printer suitable for the task? Alternatively, is there any > (small!!!) library for djgpp handling PCL and the like? > > TIA > -- mario > > The Canon BJ-10sx I have has very good ESC/P support (complete with dip switches). This isn't a current model but you can still get ink cartridges easily and maybe you can find one on ebay, or a newer model (BJ-20??) with the same ESC/P ability. This UK supplier still has 79 models of impact printer in stock, and the cheapest Panasonic one looks very good value by the 2nd or 3rd ribbon :) http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-search.asp?action=search&tid=300&ob= manufacturer&stab=ref